Shoulder pad envelope



Aug. 22, 1950 A. R. DAvls SHOULDER PAD ENVELOPE Filed Ocl'.. 23. 1947 [N1/mma @la JZ. vals' Attorney Patented Aug. 22, 1950 if UNITED; v'YSi".mrss

ATNT OFFICE 3 lClaims. l My invention relates to shoulder pad envelopes for garments.

An object of my invention is to provide a, shoulder pad envelope containing a shoulder pad removably held therein by the snap-fastened flap and may be attached to the underside of t'he shoulder seam of a garment, for the purpose of giving a desirable and fashionable appearance to the shoulders of the said garment.

A most important object of my invention is to provide, in a shoulder pad envelope, a means whereby the said envelope containing the shoulder pad may be attached by stitching along the center line of the said envelope t t'he underside of the shoulder seam of the garment, thus leaving the tips of the triangularly-shaped shoulder pad free, thereby enabling said garment shoulders to hang or drape without folds or wrinkles as would be caused were the said tips attached to the said garment shoulder.

A Still further object of my invention is to provide a shoulder pad envelope so constructed as to allow the shoulder, pad to be removed quickly and easily for laundering or cleaning purposes of the said garment and, since the tips of the shoulder pad envelope are unattached, thus facilitating the ironing of the said garment.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a shoulder pad envelope, which being stitched only on a center line to the underside of the shoulder seam of the garment, may be attached readily by any one without requiring the skill of a seamstress.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a shoulder pad envelope made of one piece of fabric, which can be economically produced in large quantities.

The following description and the accompan ing illustrations will disclose other objects and advantages that are embraced in my' invention, in which like parts are designated by like numerals, and in which Fig. 1 is a plan View of the pattern of my shoulder pad envelope showing its fold line in phantom lines.

Fig. 2 is the plan view of my shoulder pad envelope with two edges sewed together and showing a shoulder pad being inserted therein.

Fig. 3 is a top view of a garment, with portions cut away, showing my shoulder pad envelope atl tached thereto.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on lines 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of my invention taken substantially on lines 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the illustrations, my invention is generally designated 6 and consists of a piece of trapezoidally-shaped fabric 1 having on its outer edges a hem line 8 and having a iiap Id demarcated by fold lines 2|. Sewed vor stitched to the flap portion i4 are twovnmale snap fastenersS. Triangular fold lines II on the fabric 'l demarcates two gore-shaped portions I2, upon the back or underside of which are sewed or stitched two female snap fasteners Il) in such a position that, when the gore-shaped portions I2 are folded upwardly upon fold lines II, and stitched upon the edges I 3, the two female snap fasteners le will be in registry with the male snap fasteners 9 when the flap i4 is folded onto the shoulder pad envelope.

A triangularly-shaped shoulder pad I5, made preferably of a fabric, filled with a resilient lling, is placed within the shoulder pad envelope 5, and the flap I4 secured by means of the said male and female snap fasteners 9 and I0, as

shown in Fig. 2. A stitch line I6 is indicated in Fig. 1 along the center line of the fabric 'I of the shoulder pad envelope. Fig. 3 illustrates a, shoulder pad envelope sewed or stitched in position on the underside of the shoulder of a garment I 8. Stitched along the stitch line I6 to the shoulder seam Il of the said garment and, as shown also in Figs. 4 and 5,v leaving the tips 20 of the shoulder pad envelope 6 free, allowing the said garment I8 to drape smoothly and without wrinkles or folds over the shoulder pad envelope E and the shoulder I9 of the wearer.

To launder or clean the garment I8, it is only necessary to unsnap flap I4, remove the shoulder pad I5 contained therein, and the said garment I8, together with theshoulder pad envelope may be laundered or cleaned. Ironing is made much easier by virtue of the unattached points 2t, which may be turned up as the garment is ironed.

Because of the simple construction and methods of attachment to a garment, this shoulder pad envelope may be easily stitched or sewed to the underside of the shoulder seam of a garment by any unskilled person.

Inasmuch as various possible embodiments might be made of my invention, and since various changes could be resorted to in the specific form disclosed, it is to be understood all matter herein set forth or illustrated in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as suggestive and not in a limiting sense, except as defined by the subjoined claims.

Having thus described and disclosed my invern` tion, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An article of apparel having a shoulder section with a central seam therein, a shoulder pad envelope having its back portion secured along its longitudinal axis congruently with the said central seam, a shoulder pad removably secured within the said shoulder pad envelope, the said shoulder pad envelope being provided with a closing" flap; and? snap fastener means on the said" ap and the said envelope releasably maintaining the said flap in closed relationship; the said shoulder pad envelope made of a pattern consisting of one piece of textile material cornprising, a central triangular portion,y two goreshaped portions integrally formed on twov4 sides of the said central triangular portion, and ay flap` portion integrally formed on the remaining side portion, both the said gore-shaped portions being equivalent in area to that of the said central triangular portion;-

2.y A- shoulder' pad' envelope made" of a pattern consisting of onepiece of textilejmaterialcomprising, a centralv triangular portion, two goreshaped portions integrally formed on two sides of the said central. triangular1 portion, and a 'ap portion integrally formed on the remaining side portion, both the said gore-shaped portions being equivalent in area to that of the said central triangular portion.

3. A shoulder pad envelope made of a pattern consisting of one piece of textile material comprising, a central triangular portion, two goreshaped portions integrally formed on two sides of the said central triangular portion, and a flap portion integrally formed on the remaining side portion, the said pattern* being' formed into an envelope by stitching adjacent sides of the said gored portions, both the said gore-shaped portions beingf equivalent in area to that of the said central triangular portion.

ADELA R, DAVIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Namev Date 2,420,583 Breslow et al May 13, 1947 2,446,664 Pons Aug. 10, 1948 

